hefty price tag

noun

: a high price
The equipment carries a hefty price tag.

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Each comes with a hefty price tag, and in industries where employers no longer foot the bill for professional development, the cost falls squarely on the individual. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 That equates to about $121 in the U.S. Lupa Pizza in Norwich slapped the hefty price tag for a Hawaiian pizza on its menu, as listed on the food delivery service website Deliveroo. Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Jan. 2025 That’s encouraging because the movie carries a $50 million budget, a hefty price tag for an elevated horror picture. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Dec. 2024 Carrier has two more seasons left on his contract after this one at $3.75 million a year — not necessarily a hefty price tag for a top-four defenseman, but that term would have likely scared away some teams and probably kept the acquisition price down for the Canadiens. Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hefty price tag

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“Hefty price tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hefty%20price%20tag. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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